I almost responded everyone over 21 then I considered how many horrible twenty-somethings I have come across. Wouldn't want a teacher to be with my kids who was high as a kite. There is the consideration of driving under the influence as well. Then again if responsibility was assumed I wouldn't care if it was legal and restricted by age group.
I never stated you don't want a discussion; I simply wanted to point out the hypocrisy of Harry Botter. This thread asks a question, I answered said question. If anyone wishes to disagree with that statement in response to the question of the thread, the place is theirs to tell me why I'm wrong.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Revelation 6:8
I'd say make it illegal to operate a vehicle while under the effects. Make it illegal to use it in public or be under its effects in public. In fact, I'd also prefer it be illegal to smoke... while I feel smoking anything is a disgusting habit, what's more... maybe I, in my ability to exercise my rights, don't want the feculent smell of pot smoke wafting up from a lower floor of my apartment building, or pervading the air outside because the wind caught a back alley at some bad angle. Chew it, bake it into brownies, do whatever the hell you want with it. You can mix it in with drain cleaner and drink it for all I care. But I shouldn't have to be subjected to it if I don't want to be.
“Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead.” ~ Emily3, World of Tomorrow
Words to live by.
"Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke." (http://www.drugabuse.gov/publication...acts/marijuana)
and
"A number of studies have shown an association between chronic marijuana use and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia." (http://www.drugabuse.gov/publication...acts/marijuana)
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21+ and tax the ever-loving shit out of it.
If they want to go after another substance in its place, alcohol is a very good candidate.
Yeah, let's not link anything with a .gov after it when it pertains to weed or anything else they don't want you doing, thanks.
Also, just an FYI, but those tests are done with government-grown marijuana. There is literally no way they didn't tamper with it to skew the findings in their favor, or just bumblefuck their way into growing the stuff outside of a nuclear waste facility.
Ya, I'm not going to read however many hundreds of pages of material is linked there (and you know this which is why you linked it, to attempt to make it look like I don't want a discussion when you know no one is going to read all that), if you want to make an argument, make it yourself instead of letting some internet webpage with material all over the place try to do it for you.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Revelation 6:8
“Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead.” ~ Emily3, World of Tomorrow
Words to live by.
Just because YOU see no point in smoking it doesn't mean the rest of the country should not be allowed to do so, that is an absurd argument. I see no point in people drinking to such a degree that they black out....but they can. The reasons for it being illegal are actually really interesting, and not based on any form of testing what so ever. I had to write a paper on prohibition and stumbled across a site that documents the legal history of marijuana in the states. Before you denounce something and claim that it is illegal "for a reason" and put down those that disagree, you should probably know the actual reason behind its banning.
http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/...juana-illegal/
When is the last time you heard about someone smoking themselves into such a stupor that they can't remember what they did, or who they hurt? Like actually remember, not what the movies make it out to be. Yes some people handle it differently than others, but you can say the same about alcohol, which I find far more dangerous.
This is long overdue. I am curious to see how Washington and Colorado regulate its sale and use. It is still techinically a mind altering substance, and regulations need to be put into place. Be good guys! Don't screw it up for the rest of us! :p
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Revelation 6:8
The NCBI database and PubMed both have .gov endings. They're valid sources for huge amounts of information. Just rejecting things out of hand is usually not a good idea.
By the way, Reefer Madness was done by a church group, not by the government.
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Desiring to fire people for their off the job habits is certainly in line with an authoritarian personality type. That's about controlling people, not about some practical concern.
I did for a long time. My views on the issue have evolved to oppose marijuana legalization.
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And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Revelation 6:8